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',? ?'-VESTABLISHED IN 18" SOUTH OfFiCLliT FOR HIGHER PRICES ' OTATE COTTON CONVENTION TAKES STEPS TO PROTECT j, ? COTTON FROM BEARS. # HAS PROVIDED MACHINERY Township Committees V/III be Named I to Canvaes Situation and Pledge j Farmers to Held Their Cotton.? Other Resolutions Were Adopted. Columbia.?Tho state cotton convention, called by B. J. Watson and E. w. D&bbs, president of the 3tate farmers' . union, in response to the action of tho [ Southern Cotton congress, recently held at Montgomery. Ala., was held in this city in tho hall of the house of representatives. It was one of the most largely attended conventions ever held in tho hall, and the personnel was such as to cause many to remark that seldom hr.d there been Been gathered together for conference a more representative body. The convention was composed of Farmers' union men, farmers, merchants, bankers, ?.nd business and professional men from all parts of the state, and throughout the proceedings ?ao nr.rfp.-r harmony of thought IIICI V " uu |-V . ? ? and action and a unity of purpose was manifested with a degree of determination indicating the character of the fight that the people of this state propose to make throughout for a higher price for cotton. The action of the convention in the end provided machinery extending into the vigorous prosecution of the holding, wat chousing and financing movements, with the object in view of caueing a substantial cessation of the a rush of cotton to market. Action was taken on, almost every & phase of the cotton situation and con& slderable work was cut oat for this state':-. representatives in congress to undertake. Along this lino the plain intimation was given by the convenH tlon that Hie time had cotne for som? I kind of national legislation to be insisted upon in regard to the market^B^k lug of the cctton crop, now repreI seating nearly $1,000,000,000. Steel Bridge to Link Two States. ^^^^B Anderson county. South Carolina, nnd Hart county, Ceorgia, are to join ^^H^B hands in building a steel bridge across the Savannah river, near Brown's ferry, at an approximate cost of $30,000. For several years the ountiing of this bridge has been agitated, and recently the people of Hart county made a proposition to the people on this side of the river that they would pay half of the cost of a modern bridge. Petitions asking the supervisor and county commissioners to take steps toward building the bridge have been circulated in Anderson conntv, and it is understood fhat these gentlemen are going to refer the plans and estimates, with a statement showIjit the condition of Anderson county's finances, to the county delegation, and will ask the delegation to provide >cnte means for getting the necessary money for the bridge. To Inspect Prize Acres. Three representatives of the United States department of agriculture will come to Anderson for the purpose of supervising the gathering and weighing of the corn crops on several "prise rcres" in this section. There are many excellent crops of corn in this community, but interest is centered chiefly on those of Judge J. S. Fowler, fcur miles west of Anderson, and Guy 4 H. Norris, for miles south of this city. The representatives are connected with the experimental station at Clemson College and are Profs. Napier. Hand and Tarhox. B g Live Stock Business. This fall and winter will probably usher in the biggest live siock ousiness in the history of Orangeburg. There are a bigger number of live stock dealers located here for the coming season than ever before, and more horses and mules are to be brought here. A Famous Case Coming Up. The famous dyke cases against Clemson College will be called for trial in Walhalla. Oconee county, when the common pleas court convenes there on the second Monday i November. 1' will be recalled th.r Dr. Hopkins and others instituted proceedings against ih? college some time ago, asking for damages alleged to have been made to their lands on the Seneca river by the buildlpg of a dyke by the college. T*e case went from the circuit court up to the United States superme court. ^ Complying With New Ordinance. Recently the city council of Anderson adopted an ordinance requiring sewerage connection with all properties situated within 200 feet of the sewer main and 300 feet of the water main. It is stated that more than 100 connections have been made under the requirements of the ordinance, and that at the expiration of the time practically all persons liable under the ordinance will either have made the necessary connections or they will have valid contracts with the plumbers. Has Announced an Examination. The United States civil service commission announced an examination on November C-7. 1911, at Columbia to secure eligibles from which certification will be made to fill positions of inspector of safety appliances and inspector of hours of service in the interstate commerce commission, unless It shall be decided In the Interest of the service to fill such vacancies by reinstatement, transfer or promotion. It is expected that six appointments will be made to the position of inspector of safety appliancea. * THE 91. prgposF shofiter course Doctor Riggs Will Make Recomr.-ien dation to the Trustees of Clemson College.?Course of Studies. { Columbia.?A special from Anderson states that in order to introduce scientific farming in every section of the state, Dr. Riggs, president of Clemson college, is going to recom- t mend to the board of trustees of that institution that a one-year course of agriculture be Introduced at Clemson, and that this course consist of everything that is absoluttely necessary for scientific fanning. It is his idea ! that the number of students in this course be limited to about 100, and [ that they be selected from every secI tion of South Carolina. There are j many boys in this state who can not [afford to leave their farms for a four| year course at Clemson. hut many of them can spare nine months from their work. The course will likely ccnfain animal husbandry, horticulture, agriculture, English, arithmetic sufficient to work the proportion in mixing fertilizers and keeping the books and accounts on the farm, dairying, etc. in speaking of the proposed innovation Dr. Rigg3 said tint colleges in other states had tried (this course with great success. The farms of South Carolina lose a great ! many boys when they have finished a four-year course at Clemson. They | have gone so far with their education I that they go into other callings. The , one-year course will solve the question, so Dr. Riggs thinks, and he | hopes that trustees will act on hia (recommendation that he will make when the board meets again. Dr. i Riggs has been giving much attention ' to the matter. Book Injunction Hearing Postponed. A postponement of the day of return of the temporary restraining order against the state board of education was granted by Judge Wilson at the opening of the Richland coun^ ty court upon request of the attorney I general, J. Frazier Lyon, and R. H. Welch, attorney for the B. F. Johnson Publishing company. The order which was made upon a petition of the B. F. Johnson Publishing com. pany, temporarily restrains the board 1 of education from authorizing or per! mittlng the use of the readers of the I D. C. Heath company. The complaint (is on the ground of alleged irregularity in the handling of the bids for furnishing school books, the complainant having been a bidder againBt the D. C. Heath company. The order was made returnable October 2, on which day the respondents were ordered to show cause why the injunction should not be made permanent. On account of the time consumed by the "label case," in which both the attorneys are engaged, the day of the return was postponed to the following Mon day. Activity in Real Estate. There has been considerable activity in real estate circles and in both town and country property in the last few days at Greenwood One of the large sales was that of the home : place of J. P. Addy, known as the Seals or wardlaw place, consiBiing 01 154 acres near town to Rev. Henry Stokes. Mr. Stokes also bought an adjoining tract of 56 acres from H. L. Watson, the property bringing about $20,000. In the town of Greenwood this week. Dr. J. B. Owens bought the City hotel property with a frontage of 280 feet on Oak street for $11,000. He sold his home on north Main street the same day to Marvin Chipley for about $1,000. Train Wreck at Gastonla. Northbound passenger tarin No. 10, on the Carolina & Northwestern railway. ran through an open switch into a siding and crashed into three coal cars, smashing up the engine, seiously injuring the fireman, John Abernathy, and more or less Injuring a dozen of the passengers, just after the train pulled out of Gastonia. When Fireman Abernathy saw that colission could not be prevented he shouted a warning and jumped, breaking his leg in the fall, the member being amputated afterwards. Engineer j Brawley stuck to his post, reversed his engine and both he and Conductor Fennell escaped with slight bruises. Lancaster.?The barn of W. A. Lingle in the Creek section was destroyed by fire. Incendiarism is suBpected. Newberry To Do Her Part. A. McP. Hamby, secretary of the Columbia chamber of commerce appeared before the Newberry chamber of commerce and made an excellent ; business talk on the subscription to the guarantee fund necessary for securing the National corn exposition for Columbia in January. 1913. lie was heaTd with interest, and a committee of three was appointed to look after the matter for this county. Alex D. Hudson, Z. F. Wright and I. H. Hunt form the committee and they will go to work at once. Put The Lid On In Sumter. "No more dopes" for the thirsty of Sumter on Sundays. Several years ago the ministerial union busied 1 themselves and had an ordinance prohibiting drug stores from selling anything but drugs on Sunday. Since i then the lines have been loosening till the soda fountains sold on Sun- ' days with but a thin disguise of being closed. At meeting of council Fred Wise peitioned council to be allowed to remain open Sundays. He wa6 refused and the police were told to enforce the law. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state, R. M McCown. has issued a commission to the South Carolina Electric company of Greenville, with a cnpital stock of $3,000. The petitioners are H. G. Cushman and L. Stoddard. The Hudson & Johnson company of Greenville has been commissioned, with a capital stock of $5,000, to do a general brokerage business. The petitioners are R. C. Hudson and D. L. Johnson. The Joe Sugar company of Bennettsvllle has been commissioned to do a general mercantile business. * % : fo RED SITS MEET PASS IN REVIEW AND MARCH BY STATUE OF BELOVED LEADER HAMPTON. ? ANNUAL REUNION AT AN END Mr. John G. Mobley is Re-Elected Commander-in-Chief of th* Organization at the Final Meeting?Givin Ovation For His Excellent Work. Columbia.?Tne bronze figure of Wade Hampton, leader of the Democracy of South Carolina, who led the men of this state to victory over the Radicals in 1876. was saluted by nearly 1,000 men of the Ited Shirt organisation of South Carolina, as the annual parade pa:t?ed slowly around the statue which stands to the east of the Capitol. The men who followed Hampton saluted and a mighty cheer went up. It was not a faltering line that formed on the South front of the state Capitol. Practically every coun ty in South Carolina was represented in the gathering of sta'wart, foarless men. Following the jmrade, which was one of the most spectacular in the history of the organization, a business meeting was held m the Columbia theatre. John G. Mobley, of WinnRboro, was reelected commander-in-chief. He whs given an ovation for his excellent work as bead of the organization. Mr. Mobley named a committee, one member was selected from each county ,to arrange for the next meeting place of the organization. The parade extended for at Ica^t six blocks, there being several features. The line of march was from the state house up Main street and then back to the capltol. An interesting feature of the parade was the Ku Klux band, which was in charge of Capt. W. H. Sondley. Miss Queenie Mobley, daughter of M. H. Mobley, was the representative of the "Girl of the Clan." Much Interest In Good Cotton. Columbia.?That the farmers of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, have become very much interested in the growth of long staple cotton is evidenced by the number of letters that have been received at the state department of agriculture. The textile manufacturers of this state have opened a market for long staple cotton and most excellent prices are being paid for the product "We shall communicate at once," says Lewis W. Parker in a letter to E. J. cotton is evidenced by the number of letters that have been received tit the state department of agriculture. Watson, "with all of the parties from whom e have received letters and shall be pleased to do our best to give them good prices for their cotton. We are also inserting an adver tisement in the papers and issuing a circular letter, copies of wlhch will b< sent you for your use. Meet At Clemson College. Clemson College?The farm demonstrators of South Carolina about 60 strong, have just closed a two-days' session at Clemson college which was marked by enthusiasm and which those who attended believe will result In much good for the work in this state. These workers were the guests of the college and were shown every possible courtesy and every opportunity to become acquainted with the work and the aims of the institution, which are identical in a large way with those of the farm demonstrators. The meeting opened with Ira W. Williams, presiding and C. L. Car bery of Greenville as secretary. Awarded Contract For Building. Lexington.?The board of trustees of Lexington school district awarded the contwct for the building of the new school house in Lexington to H. C. VanOrmen & Son of Pittsburg. Pa, for $1,525.95. The other bidders were: C. E. Corley, $9,811; John W. Frye, $9,660; W. H. Hlte, $10,276; Wise Granite company, $10,600. There were only two bids for heating the building. Signing Counter Petitions. Anderson.?Three petitions to the governor to commute the death sentence of Samuel Hvde. the convicted wife murderer, to life Imprisonment are being circulated in Anderson county. These petitions state that in the opinion of the petitioners Hyde is not a sane man A counter petition praying the governor not to interfere in the case Is being circulated by Mrs. Beasley, mother of the woman and wife of the man Hyde killed. Both of the petitions are being free!? signed. May Extend Road to Chester. Chester.?The charter of the Caret Una Traction company Is being re^ corded by the clerk of court. The corporators are J. M. Cherry of Rock Hill and W. S. Lee and Oeorge Stevens of Charlotte, who have received a commission from the secre tary of state to build a trolley line in Landsford. Lewisville r.nd Rossville townships of Chester county, as well as lines in and around Rock Hill and Charlotte. The company will take some steps toward beginning operations in Chester county. Sumter Makes A Good Showing. Sumter.?The people of Sumter believe in education; thlB fall forty-two Sumter boys and girls are "freshies" at college. With those already at college and those from the county not recorded, there nre away probably one hundred Sumter county students at higher educational institutions. There were graduated from the city schotf.s last June twenty-one girls and thirty one boys, and of thete thirty reoetr ed diplomas given by the state department of agriculture. , * X RT FORT MILL, S. C., THU FROM THET^MiTTO STATE 3ome General News That Has B-e'n Collected From Many Towns and Counties of thj State. Charleston.?George M. Murphy, who conducts a pool room on King street has been appointed by the governor to the vacarrv on the county board of registration commissioners, succeeding John Tighe, who died a few months ago. Rock Hill.?The first rail on Rock Hill's electric railway was spiked down which means another step toward the wonderful progress being made in Rock Hill. There was no formality or ceremony except that J. M. Cherry, president of the Carolina Traction company, drove the first spike. Camden.?The chamber of commerce took up the matter of havinb a morning train from Columbia on the Southern railway instead of ths train that reaches here at 1:40 so as to allow the farmers below Camden to come up in the morning to do their trading and return in the afternoon. The Southern haB granted the chamber of commerce this favor. Greenwood.?A 12-year-old boy at the Connie Maxwell orphanage was operated on for appendicitis at the orphanage l>y Drs. Hughey, Barrett and Turner, and in the appendix a pin was found imbedded. The boy has no recollection of ever swallowing the pin so that no idea is had as to > how long it had been in tho appendix. The little fellow is getting on very : nicely. Columbia.?The officials of the circuit and district courts are now busily engaged preparing for the opening of the terms of these courts at Columbia on the first Tuesday of November. The business will be entirely civil and as far as now known there are no cases of particular general interest. The docket have not i yet been arranged, and it cannot now be said what cases will be called for trial. Dillon.?In view of the low price of cotton W. M. Hamer, president of the Maple, Dillon and Hamer cotton mills has made the following proposition to the farmers of Dillon county: "I will have your cotton, mid- j dling and above, weighed, graded, stored and insured in limited quanti- ! ties for three months free of charge ! 1 - ~ " - - -J 19 I from uctooor i, anu auvant-e, u nam.- ( od, $40 per bale at seven per cent. : per annum for the time used. A receipt will be given for each bale. Camden.?Two large wagons loaded with camping supplies passed through Camden going from Pennsylvania to Florida. C. A. Stauffer la taking his family to the "Land of Flowers," where he will make his home. They started from Pennsylvania on August 3, and expect to reach their destination, which is i about 30 miles from Tampa, in about i a month's more traveling. They will I pass through Columbia. Rock Hill.?Winthrop with its usual progressive spirit, 13 incorporating an interesting feature into its training school this year?that of an outdoor schoolroom. The experiment has been tried with marked success in colder and more severe climates nnd there is every reason to believe it will prove a success here. The only other school of the kind in the state, and perhaps in the South, Is the one conducted by Miss A. E. Bonham in Columbia. Columbia.?Judson Harmon, governor of Ohio and a presidential possibility, will visit South Carolina next I month. Gov. Harmon will be the principal speaker at the Union county fair, which will be held October 18, 19, 20. Gov. Harmon will deliver an address at the fair grounds October 19. The announcement of the appearance of such a distinguished citizen as Judson Harmon will arouse the widest interest. Columbia.?All information concerning the express rnte situation in this state has been submitted to the railroad commission by John B. Hocknday, general manager of the Southern Express company. The commission will take the data under consideration and will either issue an order reducing the charges or call a hearing. Mr. Hockaday said several days ago that the company would give material reductions on charges in thli state and it Is not thought that a hearing will be necessary. Columbia.?The trip to the York county fair in Pennsylvania that was planned by the Spartanbury chamber of commerce has been abandoned according to a letter received by E. J. Watson from John Wood, the secretary of the chamber of commerce of Spartanburg. Florence.?Two houses were struck by lightning and in one two men were hurt, onflf a negro, very seriously. The house was a handsome new one, just being completed. The men were working on the building. The ! lightning struck the chimney wreckI ing it Anderson.?At a special meeting 01 the Anderson County Bar Association a resolution was adopted heartily endorsing the candidacy of Judge Geo. E. Prince of Anderson for the position of associate justice of the state suj preme court. Newberry.?John \V. Earhardt, at ; present alderman from Ward 1, was elected recorder of Newberry at a meeting of city council. The election come on the sixth ballot. Mr. Earhardt will, of course, resign hiH position as alderman, before entering his term as recorder, which is for four years. Columbia.?According to etatstics furnished by J. Whitner Reid, the secretary of the state farmers' union, 50 per cent, of the cotton crop of South Carolina has been picked out and 30 per cent, placed on the market. Columbia.?The secretary of state, R M. McCown, has issued a charter to the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Rldgeway, with a capital stock of 125,000. The officers are: W. J. Johnson president; J. W. Team, rice president, and W. H. Elrod, cashier. A general banking business will be conducted. fRSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 191 MAN OF SANTIAGO IS PftSSEO All REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY DIED SUDDENLY ON NEW YORK STREET. ? VERY NOTED NAVAL OFFICER Sudden Death Due to Cerebral Hemorrhafle Which Attacked Him Shortly After He and Mrs. Schley Reached New York From Mt. Klsco. New York.?Unrecognized by a single person in the thrcng that rushod to his aid. Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, U. S. N\, retired, fell dead in front of the Berkeley Lyceum on West Fourty-fourth street. The death of thi3 notable figure in the naval history of the nation was for the moment that of an unknown man in a strange crowd. The admiral's sudden death is attributed to cerebral hemorrhage which attacked him shortly after he, with Mrs. Schley, reached New York from a visit to Mount Kisco and had called at the New York Yacht Club for his mail. As the admiral was walking through West Forty-fourth street a passerby, who saw him stagger, grasped his arm and tried to support him. Despite the stranger's service, the admiral fell helpless to the street and a physician who pressed his way through the crowd (hat quickly gathered pronounced him dead. There was a gash over his right eye where Ills forehead struck the sidewalk. A slight fracture of the frontal bono had ensued, but surgeons who examined the body expressed disbelief that this injury In any way conHia Idmrltv was muun-u iu uvoiu. ..... ? quickly established by letters and pnpers found in his pocket and from an Inscription on his gold watch which had been presented to tho admiral by his native state of Maryland "For his heroism and memorable service in rescuing Lieut. A. W. Greely, U. S. \. and six comrades from death at Tape Sabine in the Arctic region on June 22, 1884." The spot where Admiral Schley died Is in the very center of New York's club district and members of organizations whose houses are thickly clustered there soon penetrated the throng and confirmed the identification of the famous commander who figured so prominently in the naval engagement of 1898 at Santingo. Another Aviator Killed. Spokane, Wash.?Cromwell Dixon, who aviated across the Rocky mountains fell 100 feet at the interstate fnlr grounds here and received injuries which caused his death. Caught by an adverse current of air, Dixon's machine turned on its side and plunged Into a rocky railroad cut. While I falling Dixon pluckily attempted to right his aeroplane and shouted tb the jpectators: "Here I go: here I go." He was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken to a hospital where is was found tnat his skull was fractured; his right leg broken and his collarbone shattered. Are Hunting For Trouble. Washington.?The American Federltion of Labor has not been asked to ; take a hand In the strike of the Southern lumber men in Texas and Alaj bama. The lumber strikers are an Independent organization and are not affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. About a month ago organizer Terry of the Federation was ordered South and is now at Atlanta, with instructions to get in touch with the sfrlkerp. l*p to this time, however. he has been unable to do so. and officials of the federation are without inv information on the matter. Thrown From Motorcycle and Killed. Danville, Va.?Lewis Cook, white rural letter carrier, married and aged 29, died from a fracture of the skull sustained by being thrown from his motorcycle when he ran into a rope stretched across a street undergoing repairs. It is presumed he did not sec the obstruction. Has Filed a Petition. New York.?Charles R. Carruth, counsel for K. D. Richardson, Jr., & Co., a subsidiary of the American Tobacco Company, has filed a petition with the United States circuit court asking that the American company he ; enjoined from interfering with the business of the Richardson company This petition carries with it a coin plete denunciation of the plans of dls Integration of the American Tobaccc Company as now proposed. Mr. Car ruth gives the details of the-Amerlcar Tobacco Company's dissolution plans Will be a Very Short War. London.?From present appearance! the Turco-Italian war promises to b< ; the shortest and most bloodless wai in history. Thus far its distinguish . 1 |,OQ Kaan lhl> nil iii^ cuai*ti;itri lanv. iioo sence of fighting and with Germanj acting as peacemaker it may he end | ed before fighting takes place. It li | concluded that no mediation will b? I accepted by Italy nntil she has ac j eompllshed the military occupation o the Tripolitan coast. After that ne I gotiations will be much easier and art | not unlikely to be successful. Hoke Smith is Honorary Blacksmith Atlanta. Ga.?Governor Hoke Smitl was elected an honorary member o local No. 1 of the International Broth erhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers a the opening session of their thirteen'l biennial session. Following addresse of welcome by Governor Smith, Mayo Winn and others and response b; President" J. W. Kline, standing com mittees were announced by the pres! dent. After a noon adjournment th credentials committee presented it report and the various matters wer referred to committees for reports. * _ Ti LI. FROM ALL OVER THE STATET The Latest News of General Interest to the People of the State of South Carolina. Columbia. ? Columbia's steamboat ilne is certainly advertising the port of Georgetown. And the port of Georgetown is dally growing in importance. Ookesbury.?This has been the driest summer Cokesbury has ever konwn, but the corn and cotton crops ire fairly good. Several of the we'ls in town have gone dry. Columbia.?The Dorchester Land company of Dorchester has been commissioned by the secretary of state, with a capital stock of $1,000. The petitioners aVe I. 8. Hutton and R. L. Weeks. The company proposes to do a general real estate business. Klloree?Three thousand bales of cotton have been marketed here since August 15. Notwithstanding the decline in the price it continues to be put on the market in large quantities. There are four cotton buyers here. Orangeburg.?The stockholders of the Bank of Cameron have held their annual meeting and the report of the president, Fred I. Culler, shows that the bank has prospered during the past year. It was decided to enlarge the capital by issuing an additional $10,000. An eight per cent, dividend was declared and a nice sum added to the surplus fund. Kingstree.?E. L. Hirsch, a well known member of the local bar, re- i ceived injuries of an exceedingly j painful and perhaps serious nature frem a kick in the abdomen by a mule. He was passing through a lot at the rear of his building on his way to his office when a mule tied there kicked him severely. Chester.?The Chester county fair will take place on October 24. 25, and 26 and preparations are being made to make the fair the best ever see?i in thiB county. Secretary Westbrook of the fair association Is busy with the details and announces that the outlook is for a successful occasion. Sumter.?At a meeting of council a franchise was granted for a gas plant to Edward L Rhiea of Baltimore, representing Baltimore capital. A 1,000 forfeit is to be posted that work is to begin within six months and to be completed within a year. | i he maximum rate is to be $1.50 a thousand, with a cash discount for | payment within ten days. Horry?All the petitions for the formation of a drainage district at Gallavant's Ferry In Horry county have been -filed with the state department of agriculture. The survey of the district will be made by the state drainago engineer. The district is well kno" n for its trucking industry which will be greatly developed by the drainage of several thousand acres of lowlands. Lexington.?The heavy rains of the last few days are playing havoc with the cotton farmers of this counfy. There is an enormous nmount of cotton open and it is impossible to get the pickers at any price in some localities, it is said. The rains are causing the staple to become stained also, and this is where the greater damage comes In; for it cuts the value of the product largely. There is a lot of the cotton being sold despite the decline in price, but not as much as was sold a week ago. Charleston.?The governor's Foot Guards and the Putnam Phalanx, two crack companies of Connecticut, have included Charleston In their tour of the South. They will visit Charleston on October 11 and will be given a u-orni roponilnn T!io Fnnt Ononis entertained the Washington Light infantry in the early seventies, this being the first armed body to cross ; the Mason and Dixon line after the i war, Columbia.?The legislative commit ; tee which was named in 190ft will i meet in Columbia when the plans and ! specifications for the enlargement of the state house will be considered. The plans were drawn by A. W. Todd, a member of the house from Charles: ton county, and call for an expendi! nf 41 (inn one durinir the next ; three years. To raise "this amount ; will require a tax of 1 mi'l for the next five years. The general assem: bly will receive the report of the committee and make a decision as to whether the capitol is to be enlarged. Columbia.?Complaints continue to be made from various sections of the | state respecting the mail service, which is said to be due to the recent order of the postoffice department , cutting down the number of railway mail clerks in the interest of econ omy. i Spartanburg.?When attempts were being made to arrest John Underwood, a negro on the charge of 'drunkenness, at Switzer, he stated: i "I will die and go to h?1 before being arrested." He died; unknown whethi er or not latter part of threat was . fulfilled. Chester. ? Application has been made to the secretary of state for a > charter for the Farmers' Mercantile ! company with a capital of $10,u00. i The incorporators are all farmers | and the new company is backed by i | the farmfis. | Chappells.?Born in March, 1815? | when Thomas Jefferson was presi= dent of the United States and the s year of the downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte as emperor of France? 1 Mrs. Jane Jacobs died at her home - at Jacobs on September 4. at the age t of 96 years and six months. Death was due to old age. T _ Tkfl nnlr ronann n grpnfor UniUl " i IIV vyi.i; ivuuv.. ? 3. . amount of cotton has not been sold i is because it cannot be picked. There f is a Scarcity of hands, and it has been raining most of f|i? time for the past t two weeks. Cotton is simply rotting 1 in the fields. e Aiken.?The Southern's road imr provement train was received with y enthusiasm here. The grand jury, i* which is now in session, attended the [ meeting at the passenger depot in a ; body. A live association was formed, t a branch of tbe America* Association f of Highway Improvement, with prominent road men as officers. ) * ? 7* ' 4 IIS OF Hlf ARE LESS THAN 500 CONSTABULARY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAVE THE SITUATION IN HAND. VALLEY IS A CHARNELHOUSE ? The Property Loss From Flood and Hre is Estimated to be Around SixMillion Dollars?Many Stories of Thrilling Rescues. Austin, Pa.?The curtain of night, which was rung down on the Austin flood scarcely before its victims had all been claimed and its surviving spectators fully realize how great a tragedy the el?monts of water and firo lad enacted in the natural ampltheater Df the Allegheny mountains here, was lifted by dawn revealing a ghastly scene of death and de\astation. Austin, itself a busy mill town of three thousand people, many of whom were enjoying the fine autumn, is only a ghost of n town now. Torn to pieces by water and eaten by fire, the wet and charred remnants or its Duua* ings, believed to hold the remaiss of three hundred or more persons, were strewn along the valley edge, piled in rows where the main street business section was or swept in scattered masses far down the ravine. Spectators, many of whom barely escaped being victims of the disaster, and hundreds of persons from surrounding townB, looked down from the steep hillsides on Austin and Costello through a veil of fog to see the wreckage here of some four hundred houses, a score of business blocks, three churches and several large lumber mills, and three miles further down the river at Costello tho ruins of more than fifty buildings. The flood ! did not spend its force until it raced for more than ten miles from the reservoir. Wharton, still farther on, suffered somewhat, but is practically intact. The loss of life at Costello, where the residents had more warning, is believed to be but three. The property less in the valley li estimated at upwards of $6,000,000. Rapid Temperature Changes. Washington. ? Rapid temperatuie j changes will be recorded in northern : United States and moderate temperatures in the South and on the Pacific coast, announced the weather bureau's weekly bulletin. The week's precipitation will be above normal except on the (lulf and the South Atlantic coasts. The bulletin makes this forecast: Unsettled weather and general rain the first part of the week cast of the Rocky mountains; crossing the Rockies then the Central valley and then the Kastern states. This disturbance followed lower temperature probably attended by frosts in the j Northwest and Northern states Eight Children Burned to Death. Indiana, Fa.?Eight children of Mr and Mrs. Wliliain Dias of Heshbou near here, ranging in age from 13 years to .1 months, were burned tc death when fire destroyed the familj home. The parents, after discover ing the flames, left the children It their beds and went to the first flooi where they made an attempt to extin guiBh the fire. The blaze spread rap idly, however, and they were unabh to rescue the little ones. America is Neutral. Washington.?The American decla ration of neutrality in the Italian-Turlt ish war only awaits the President': formal approval. Without his per eonal signature the State Departmen cannot issue th^ proclamation, whicl however, is expected to be promulgat ed. The proclamation Is ready for is sue as soon as approved, Acting Sec retary of State Adee, having prepare* , it at the first intimation of hostilities Fowler Gets Cold Feet. Emigrant Gap, Cal.?Aviator Rober G. Fowler abandoned his trans-contin tal flight because his engine will no carry him over the Sierras as it wil not "bite" the thin air. Breaks Down For First Time. New Orleans.?Miss Annie Craw ford, charged with murdering her sit ter Elise u week ago by administeriiii morphine, showed the first break ii t'.ie self-possession rigidly maintain*) since her* arrest by prolonged out bursts of weeping Clinging to th< iron bars of a window in her wan and with her head bowed on her arn the prisoner was found by Mrs. Octa via Kennerly, the matron who tried t< comfort her. Almost immediately th< prisoner would recover her self- pot 1 session. The Italians Shell Towns. Constantinople.?It is officially cor firmed that the Italian squadron ha bombarded I'revcsa, but the landin of Italian forees there is denied. It I announced from Panina that two Ita lan warships bombarded the port c Reschadle and the torpedo boats Ij Ing in that harbor, one of which wa damaged and landing its crew. Th ( Italian ships entered the port an shelled the town, several houses bein struck. After taking soundings the left, and later entered port Mustt taking the captain of the port prisonei Enormous Exports of Cotton. Savannah. Ga.?Recent statement that the foreign demand for cotto was of a mere "hand-to-mouth" chai acter were effectually refuted by th enormous foreign exports from Savai nah. The official reports show tha the day's exports counted to 95,75 bales, of which 34..'40 went to Grea Britain, 10,500 to France 46,680 to th continent and 4,372 coastwise. Th foreign exports werr 91,384 bales, re] resenting a calue ol over $5,000,00* This Is one of the largest araoun* ever exported from any port. 1 I $1.25 PER YEAR RIDGE SECTION OF THE STATE Rsaches From Trenton on the We?t to Leaksville on the East, a Distance of Thirty Miles. Columbia.?The Ridge section of South Carolina reaches from Trenton on the west to I.eosville on the east, a distance of 30 miles, almost in a straight line with only one small stream crossing It. This ridge is a water shed on either side of which several tributaries rise and flow through the plateaus that slope north and south, into the Savannah, Saluda and Edlsto rivers. These small streams subdivide this table land into bodies or tracts of from 50 to 1,000 acres of well drained soil, varying in fertility and texture from alluvial light Band to fine grain red clay, all of which respond readily to proper cultivation. Forty to 100 bushels of corn per acre and from one to two bales of cotton is an average annual yield. Small grain, clover and vetch thrive in this soil and climate. Forty bushels of wheat and 76 bushels of oats per acre have been grown. Four tons of vetch hay per acre also has been made. Fruits of all kinds flourish here, the peach especially is at home on the rldpe, excellent flavor hnd perfect shape, s/ze and color giving it distinction In all the Northern, Eastern and Western markets. Everything, except me tropical lruus can ue gruwu ugm, The soil, 'climate, water, social, moral, religious and intellectual atmosphere make this a very delightful place to live in. This fact is attested by the fact that, one in traveling for 30 miles?that is, from Trenton to Lee8vilfe?never goes out of sight of a settlement. In other words, it Is one continuous village. Have Agreed to Reduce Their Rates. Accepting the proposition of the railroad commission, the Southern Express Company has agreed to a material reduction of rates in South Carolln?f This announcement iwas made by J. H. Hockaday, general manager of the Southern Express company, who arrived for a conference with the members of the commission. He had been ordered to furnish the commission with certain informaton relative to the operations of the company in this state. He furnished the desired information, and announced that the rates would be reduced to the basis asked by the commission. The proposition of Mr, Hockaday will be considered by the commission at Its regular weekly meeting and it Is not probable that a hearing will be called. Dispensary Case Up For Trial. L. W. Boykin and John Bell Towlll, former members of the state liquor dispensary board, W. O. Tatum, former commissioner of the dispensary; M. A. Goodman, a liquor salesman, and Dennis Woiskopf, a Cincinnati business man, were placed on trial at Co1 lumbia on a charge of conspiring to defraud the state. The case is what Irn/.tif n no t K/> /liononcorif aoonHol 19 nilu" ii an llic uioj'cii.ini ; ovuwum? ' J and has been on the docket several 1 years. It is alleged that Boykln, Towill and Tntum as members of the dispensary board, through Goodman and Weiskopf, purchased from a Cincin natl concern $35,000 worth of labels * and whiskey bottles and that $22,000 1 of this amount was returned to the 1 6tate officers as "graft." r ____ Area of Quicksand is Discovered. 1 An area of quicksand has been dlsp covered at the upper end of Sullivan's * Island close to the inlet, and the dia* covery was nearly attended with the 1 loss of three lives. A well known Charleston man walked towards the point of the island with his wife an-1 daughter. Suddenly he was thrown * to the beach as his feet and legs to ' the knees sunk in the sand and al3 most simultaneously his wife and daughter, who were just a little be1 hind him, shared the same fate. By 1 throwing themselves towards the * j firmer soil, the three were able to * extricate themselves, the man releasing himself first and then assisting ' the others to get out of the sand. The * I dangerous place is to be marked. I ?# naanlr Many mun^b ttru iutu ui ptrvp**; ?uv have been lost at the end of the ' island. 1 Columbia.?All the com boys and ' all the tomato girls come to the Btate (air. State Hospital Commission Meets. The commission, created by the Y general assembly to have charge of ' the work of relieving the congested 1 conditions at the State Hospital for ' the ftisane, met In f'olumbia, when plans for the buildings to be erected 3 at "State Park" were discussed. The * commission will expend $200,000 dur1 ing the year. Several matters of a >* i routine nature were discussed at the 3 meeting of the commission. The com a mission recently gave an order fri l' several million brick to be used In the construction of the uew buildings Better Meal Is Shipped Into Stats. l" "We have the meal situation well 8 in hand," said E. J. Watson. Many * samples of meal drawn from the mar 8 kets of the state have been examined at the laboratory of the state depart ment of agriculture. That the mill T' ers are shipping a better grade ol 8 mhal Into the state is shown by th? e fact that out of over 100 sarmples only ^ , one has been condemned. When the ? campaign was commenced severs y weeks ago against rotten meal It vn found just the reverse condition ex r' lsted." Question of Establishing Agency. 3 A hearing on the question of es n tablishing a freight agency at Jam! r" son on the Southern railway betwee. * Orangeburg and St. Matthews wa l' held before the railroad commission * All testimony was taken under con 6 eideration by the commission and i lt decision will be announsed later e Among the citizens present froo e Jamison were T. B. Huger, W. F. Joy ner, J. I. Bowman, J. B. Robinson ' 1 W Tucker, M. 0. Dantzler, H. L 8 Beckw-.th, G. J .Jackson and F. M Smith. /